Month: February 2016Page 1 of 2

Songs Twenty-six to Twenty-eight : Sibelius : Symphony No.3

I wanted to try something a bit more ambitious for the big finish, so I worked on these three together. I’ve tried to capture to flow of the…

28 Songs Later : the final three

Those of you who have been watching the 28 Songs Later project unfold (thanks – the response has been great, especially over on Facebook!) may notice a pause for…

Song Twenty-five : The Wound (Marillion)

Song Twenty-five : The Wound (Marillion)   “And the fern is beautiful in it’s own way Uncurling in the dark Beautiful with no one there to see it…

Song Twenty-four : Spectral Mornings (Steve Hackett)

Song Twenty-four : Spectral Mornings (Steve Hackett)   Sort of a request, but one I’d probably do anyway.

Song Twenty-three : Aerodynamic (Daft Punk)

Song Twenty-three : Aerodynamic (Daft Punk) Decided to put black gesso on a couple of boards, see how that turned out. I think this one worked OK.

Song twenty-two : If You Wait (London Grammar)

Song twenty-two : If You Wait (London Grammar)   Another request this one.

Song Twenty-one : Violet Hill (Coldplay)

Song Twenty-one : Violet Hill (Coldplay) A request. This one wasn’t massively successful. There were a lot of water effects which didn’t dry terribly well unfortunately – it…

Song Twenty – Us and Them (Pink Floyd)

Song Twenty – Us and Them (Pink Floyd)

Song Nineteen : Rajaz (Camel)

Song Nineteen : Rajaz (Camel) The first one with distinct lyrical content. The song is about camel trains (rajaz being the word for the songs the riders would…

Song Eighteen : Within Without You (The Beatles)

Song Eighteen : Within Without You (The Beatles) This one got a bit lost and went meh. But the thing with 28 Drawings Later is that you post…

Song Seventeen : Sounds That Can’t Be Made (Marillion)

Day/Song Seventeen : Sounds That Can’t Be Made (Marillion)   Paintings that can’t be photographed more like. Had to do this one as it contains a line that…

Song Sixteen : Where’s the Orchestra? (Billy Joel)

Song Sixteen : Where’s the Orchestra? (Billy Joel)

Song Fifteen : So What? (Miles Davis)

Song Fifteen : So What? (Miles Davis)

Song Fourteen : The Snow Leopard (Shearwater)

Song Fourteen : The Snow Leopard (Shearwater)

Song Thirteen : The Iron Sea (Keane)

Song Thirteen : The Iron Sea (Keane)

Song Twelve : The Mother We Share (Chvrches)

Song Twelve : The Mother We Share (Chvrches)

Song Eleven : Blue Train (John Coltrane)

Song Eleven : Blue Train (John Coltrane) Still a little wet!!

Song Ten : Lost in Space (Aimee Mann)

Song Ten : Lost in Space (Aimee Mann)

Song Nine : Subterranean Homesick Alien (Radiohead)

Song Nine : Subterranean Homesick Alien (Radiohead). Technically this should be Subterranean Homesick Alien II, because I painted this song way back when I first started doing this,…

Song Eight : My Love Has Gone (Josh Rouse)

Song Eight : My Love Has Gone (Josh Rouse)

Song Seven : Ever After (Joe Jackson)

Song Seven : Ever After (Joe Jackson)   I’m going to see Joe Jackson in concert tonight so had to do one of his songs really.

Song six : Tinseltown in the Rain

Song six : Tinseltown in the Rain (The Blue Nile)

Song five : April 5th

April 5th (Talk Talk) – once I’d chosen this as one of the songs, it had to be in the number five slot, even if it is two…

Song Four : Unwind

Song four : Unwind (Guy Garvey)

Song Three : Every Home is Wired

Song Three : Every Home is Wired (Porcupine Tree)